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Experienced Dental Office Receptionist & Admin Coordinator

Location:
Santa Barbara, CA
Posted:
May 13, 2026

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Nancy Ortega

Receptionist

Santa Barbara, CA ****3

*****.**********@*****.***

805-***-****

To help patients in need of help and to get them feeling better. Offer the best Customer service to all.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experiene

IHSs

10/2024 to present

Dental Manager

Dental Sedation and Implant Center - Santa Barbara, CA May 2020 to January 2024

1. Billing, with ppo insurance, along with medi-cal insurance 2. pre authorizations

3. schedule appointments

4. answer phone calls

5. collect payments when Dr is out of town doing sedation 6. make sure his schedule is good and not over packed 7. making sure all tx is correct for the day schedule and payment is on the schedule. 8. follow up on claims that have not been paid

9. appeals

10. making sure all notes are correct before sending out claims and x-rays are good 11. keeping track of the back office that they are keeping with their job duties such as stocking, ordering, stocking the rooms, making sure all lab cases are in for patients appointments., making sure they do their notes before leaving for the day.

12. payroll

13. making sure all tx plans are correct

14. making sure all insurance coverage is entered correctly with waiting periods and missing tooth clause along with exclusions of benefits

15. making sure everything is ready to go for the next day Insurance coordinator

Johnson Family Dental - Santa Barbara, CA

June 2016 to March 2020

open and close office

billing

make appointments

insurance verification

collect payments

pre authorizations

appeals

end of day closing

order supplies

then moved to different locations and did collections and looked into accounts that had credits to see if nothing was ever posted.

send out statements

then went to be a Hygiene coordinator

Receptionist

Dr. Michael Carley - Santa Barbara, CA

February 2015 to May 2016

93103

805-***-****

Job Duties: Open and Close office, answer phones, schedule appointments, collect copays, treatment planning, insurance billing, insurance payments, appeals, pre-auth, end of day, month and year reports and follow up on recalls and non scheduled treatment.

Receptionist

Dr. Jeffery Stratford-Jones - Santa Barbara, CA

September 2007 to February 2015

93111

805-***-****

Job Duties: Open and Close office, answer phones, schedule appointments, collect copays, treatment planning, insurance billing, insurance payments, appeals, pre-auth, end of day, month and year reports and follow up on recalls and non scheduled treatment.

Education

High school diploma

Bishop High School

Skills

Bilingual

Work as a team

Problem solving

Listening to patient and employees nee



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